Arizona Laws 28-3472. Renting or leasing motor vehicle; restrictions
A. A person shall not rent or lease a motor vehicle to another person unless either:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-3472
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver license: means a license that is issued by a state to an individual and that authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Motor driven cycle: means a motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor that produces not more than five horsepower but does not include an electric bicycle, an electric miniature scooter or an electric standup scooter. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and that is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but excludes a tractor, an electric bicycle, an electric miniature scooter, an electric standup scooter and a moped. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined in section 28-2001. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. The other person is licensed to operate the vehicle under this chapter.
2. If the other person is a nonresident, the other person is licensed under the laws of the state or country of the other person’s residence or the state or country of the nonresident does not require a driver to be licensed.
B. A person shall not rent or lease a motor vehicle to another person until the person inspects the driver license of the other person and compares and verifies the signature on the license with the signature of the other person that is written in the person’s presence.
C. A person who rents or leases a motor vehicle to another person shall keep a record of the registration number of the rented or leased motor vehicle, the name and address of the other person, the number of the license of the other person and the date and place the license was issued. The person who rents or leases a motor vehicle shall allow a police officer or employee of the department to inspect the record.
D. A person shall not rent or lease a motorcycle or motor driven cycle to a person unless the operator is equipped with protective headgear and face gear as required in section 28-964.